Tunisian military helicopter crashes at sea killing the crew

A helicopter of the Tunisian army has crashed near the northern city of Bizerte, killing members of the crew.

The army in a statement Thursday said it lost contact with a helicopter which was carrying out a night assignment on Wednesday, at Serrat Cape, near Bizerte.  Four people were in the helicopter.

In a separate communiqué later in the day, the army indicated that it had found and recovered the cadaver of two members of the crew and pieces of the wreckage. “The search continues for the other two remaining crew members”, the army said.